The Spinney Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The Spinney Primary School is a primary school in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hayster Drive, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, CB1 9PB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “They also enjoy their learning.”
- “This is because staff make lessons enjoyable.”
- “Positive relationships exist between pupils and staff.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not secure some important knowledge in writing and mathematics as well as they could.”
- “Pupils' achievement in these subjects could be even better.”
- “However, some pupils do not learn correct letter formation and orientation as quickly as they could or as early as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2018 to 2025, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Colville Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen Emma Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bewick Bridge Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ridgefield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Queen Edith Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morley Memorial Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published